East End Trades Guild say action over affordable workspaces ‘long overdue’ following Town Hall roundtable
Owners scramble to raise £25k as trades guild warns small businesses are being ‘killed off’
JC Motors boss Len Maloney calls on people to back plans for community-owned premises
Len Maloney of JC Motors again faces being forced out of the area after his rent skyrocketed
Len Maloney has run JC Motors from a railway arch in Haggerston for 22 years – but rent rises have left him facing an uncertain future
Len Maloney is appealing to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan for help after seeing his rent more than triple
‘The sheer severity of the impact on areas like Hackney is unjustifiable’, warns Mayor Philip Glanville
Local traders were supported by Town Hall bosses as they expressed fears over the ‘unjustifiable’ rise
Town Hall business chief says increase will ‘tear the heart out of local communities’ as council joins forces with Hackney traders to launch petition